Tony Cuccinello - 1933 Goudey #99
1933 Goudey #99 Tony Cuccinello
No team banner: this card comes from Goudey's late-1933 press sheets 8-10, which dropped the team-name banner from the front design.
About Tony Cuccinello
Tony Cuccinello, nicknamed "Cootch," was a right-handed-hitting infielder from Long Island City, New York, who signed with the Syracuse Stars of the International League in 1926 after playing semipro ball in New York City. He broke into the majors on Opening Day 1930 as the Cincinnati Reds' starting third baseman, batting .312 as a rookie and .315 in his second season. Over a 15-year career (1930-1945) he played for the Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Giants, and Chicago White Sox, settling in mostly at second base, and finished with a .280 average, 1,729 hits, 94 home runs, and 884 RBI in 1,704 games. A three-time All-Star (1933, 1938, 1945), he appeared as a pinch-hitter in the very first All-Star Game in July 1933 - the same year this card was issued. In 1945, at age 37 with the White Sox, he lost the American League batting title to the Yankees' Snuffy Stirnweiss by a razor-thin margin often cited as the closest in major-league history. After retiring as a player, Cuccinello coached for two decades, earning a World Series ring with the 1968 champion Detroit Tigers.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 259 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 47 | 146 | 0 |
| SGC | 125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 79 | 4 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-03. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). PSA counts are straight-graded.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1933 Goudey Tony Cuccinello card?
It is card #99 of the 1933 Goudey (R319) Baseball set - the 240-card, 2-3/8 by 2-7/8 inch color-art set issued in 1933 with Big League Chewing Gum. It pictures Tony Cuccinello with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Why does this card have no team banner?
It comes from Goudey's late-1933 press sheets 8-10, which dropped the team-name banner from the front design - 72 cards in the set share the bannerless look.
Is the 1933 Goudey Tony Cuccinello #99 a rookie card?
By modern catalog convention, yes. 1933 Goudey is treated as the hobby's first major nationally distributed gum set, so nearly every card in it carries the rookie-card (RC) designation - a modern label applied retroactively, since many of these players had earlier tobacco, caramel, or strip cards.
How many cards are in the 1933 Goudey set?
240 numbered cards, though collectors usually count 241 collectible cards because #6 Jimmy Dykes exists in an error and a corrected version. Only 239 numbers were in 1933 packs - #106 (Nap Lajoie) was printed in 1934 and issued by mail.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Baseball-Reference, PSA & SGC population reports, and hobby press-sheet research. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-07-04.